
Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1800 Series
Models: 1825 and 1800T
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Specifications
This section covers the following specifications of Compaq Presario 1800 Series Portable Computers:
●Physical and Environmental
●System Interrupts
●System DMA
●System I/O Address
●System Memory Catalog
●Display
●Memory Expansion
●Diskette or LS120 Drive
●Hard Drive
●DVD or CD drive
●Battery Pack
Physical and Environmental
Dimensions
Height
Depth
Width
Weight
Requirements
Nominal Operating
Maximum Average
Peak Operating
AC Power Requirements
Computer Specifications
U.S. | Metric |
1.65 in | 4.20 cm |
13.00 in | 33.00 cm |
10.99 in | 27.90 cm |
7.9 lbs | 3.58 kg |
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
W @ 14.8 V
Operating Voltage
Operating Current
Operating Frequency
Maximum Transient
Temperature
Operating
Nonoperating
Relative Humidity (noncondensing)
Meets IEC
50° to 95 °F | 10° to 35 °C |
Operating
Nonoperating (tw = 38.7°C max)
Altitude
Operating
Nonoperating
Shock
Operating
Non operating
Vibration
90% | 10% to 90% |
5% to 95% | 5% to 95% |
0 to 10,000 ft | 0 to 3.05 km |
0 to 30,000 ft | 0 to 9.14 km |
10 G, 11 ms, half sine
240 G, 2 ms, half sine
Operating | 0.5 G |
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Nonoperating | 1.5 G |
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NOTE: Applicable product safety standards specify thermal limits for plastic surfaces. Compaq Explorer Series Portable Computers operate well within this range of temperatures.
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System Interrupts
| System Interrupts |
Hardware IRQ | System Function |
IRQ0 | System timer |
IRQ1 | Standard |
IRQ2 | Programmable interrupt controller |
IRQ3 | Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem |
IRQ4 | Communications Port (COM1) |
IRQ5 | ESS |
IRQ5 | RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) |
IRQ6 | Standard Floppy Disk Controller |
IRQ7 | Printer Port (LPT1) |
IRQ8 | System CMOS/real time clock |
IRQ9 | Available |
IRQ10 | Available |
IRQ11 | Intel 21143/2 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller |
IRQ11 | Texas Instruments |
IRQ11 | Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller |
IRQ12 | Synaptics PS/2 TouchPad |
IRQ13 | Numeric Data Processor |
IRQ14 | Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master Primary IDE Controller |
IRQ15 | Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master Secondary IDE Controller |
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System DMA
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| System DMA |
| Hardware DMA | System Function |
| DMA 1 | ESS |
| DMA 2 | Standard Floppy Disk Controller |
| DMA 3 | ECP Printer Port (LPT1) |
| DMA 4 | Direct memory access controller |
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System I/O Address |
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I/O Address (Hex)
0000h-000Fh
0020h-0021h
0040h-0043h
0060h-0060h
0061h-0061h
0064h-0064h
0070h-0071h
0072h-0073h
0080h-0080h
0081h-008Fh
00A0h-00A1h
00C0h-00DFh
00ECh-00EFh
00F0h-00FFh
0170h-0177h
0170h-0177h
01F0h-01F7h
01F0h-01F7h
0200h-0203h
0220h-022Fh
0330h-0331h
0376h-0376h
0376h-0376h
0378h-037Fh
0388h-038Bh
03B0h-03BBh
03C0h-03Dfh
03E0h-03E1h
03F0h-03F5h
03F6h-03F6h
03F6h-03F6h
03F7h-03F7h
03F8h-03FFh
04D0h-04D1h
0CF8h-0CFFh
2180h-218Fh
8000h-803Fh
E000h-EFFFh
E800h-E8FFh
F4D8h-F4DBh
F4DCh-F4DFh
F4E0h-F4Efh
F4F0h-F4FFh
F800h-F8FFh
FC00h-FC7Fh
FC88h-FC8Fh
FC90h-FC97h
FC90h-FC9Fh
FC98h-FC9F
FCA0h-FCBFh
FCC0h-FCFFh
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System I/O Address

System Function (Shipping Configuration)
Direct memory access controller
Programmable interrupt Controller`
System timer
Standard
System speaker
Standard
System CMOS/real time clock
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Direct memory controller
Programmable interrupt controller
Direct memory access Controller
Motherboard resources
Numeric data processor
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE controller
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Gameport Joystick
ESS
ESS
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
ESS
RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English)
RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English)
Motherboard resources
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Communications Port (COM1)
Motherboard resource
PCI bus
Motherboard resources
Motherboard resources
Intel 82443BX Pentium ® II Processor to AGP controller
RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English)
ESS
ESS
ESS
ESS
Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem
Intel 21143/2 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet Controller
Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem
Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Intel 822371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
ESS
System Memory Catalog
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| System Memory Catalog |
| Memory Address | System Function |
| System board extension for PnP BIOS | |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) | |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) | |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) | |
| Motherboard resources | |
| System board extension for PnP BIOS | |
| System board extension for PnP BIOS | |
| Texas Instruments | |
| Intel 82443BX Pentium ® ll Processor to PCI | |
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| bridge |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP2X (English) | |
| Intel 82443BX Pentium ® ll Processor to AGP | |
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| controller |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) | |
| RAGE LT PRO AGP 2X (English) | |
| Intel 21143/2 based 10/100 mbps Ethernet | |
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| Controller |
| Lucent 56K V.90 PCI DF Modem | |
| Motherboard resources | |
Display |
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15.0" (Diagonal) TFT Display with LVDS
| U.S. | Metric |
Dimensions | 9.48 in | 24.05 cm |
Height | ||
Width | 12.43 in | 31.55 cm |
Display Dimensions | 8.99 in | 22.81 cm |
Height | ||
Width | 11.98 in | 30.41 cm |
Depth | Information not available | Information not |
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Weight | 24.36 oz | 690 gm |
Contrast Ratio | 150:1 mini |
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Brightness | 120 cd/mm^3 |
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Total Power Consumption | Information not available |
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14.1" (Diagonal) TFT Display with LVDS
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| U.S. | Metric |
| Dimensions |
| 8.92 in | 22.65 cm |
| Height |
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| Width |
| 11.76 in | 29.85 cm |
| Display Dimensions |
| 8.44 in | 21.43 cm |
| Height |
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| Width |
| 11.26 in | 28.57 cm |
| Depth |
| Information not Information not | |
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| available | available |
| Weight |
| 19.94 oz | 565 gm |
| Contrast Ratio |
| 150:1 mini |
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| Brightness |
| 120 cd/mm^3 | |
| Total Power Consumption | Information not available | ||
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Memory Expansion |
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Diskette or LS120 Drive
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| Diskette Drive |
| LS120 Drive |
Capacity per Diskette (High/Low) |
| 1.44 MB/720KB |
| 120 MB |
Diskette Size | 3.5" | 3.5" | ||
Number of LED Indicators (Read/Write) | 0 | 1 | ||
Number of Drives Supported | 1 | 1 | ||
Drive Rotation (rpm) | 300 | 720 | ||
Transfer Rate (Kbps) | 500 | 5458 | ||
Bytes per Sector | 512 | 512 | ||
Sectors per Track (High/Low) | 18/9 |
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Tracks per Side (High/Low) | 80 |
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Access Times |
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3 | 20 | |||
Average (ms) | 94 | 112 | ||
Setting Time (ms) | 15 | 800 | ||
Latency Average (ms) | 100 | 41.67 | ||
Cylinders (High/Low) | 80 | 1736 | ||
Number of Read/Write Heads | 2 | 2 |
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Hard Drive
Capacity Per Drive
Drive Type
Logical Configuration
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors per track
Bytes per sector
Seek Times
(Typical, Including settling in ms) Single track
Average Full stroke
Transfer Rate At Interface
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CD/DVD Drive
Dimensions
Weight
Rotational Speed
Typical Transfer Rate
Sustained Data Transfer
Rate
Access Time
Average Random Access Time
Spin Up time
Data Buffer Capacity
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Hard Drive
11648 | 8647 | 11968 | 16383 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
190/330 | 190/330 | 190/330 | Not available |
512 | 512 | 512 | 512 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 (Read) |
14 | 14 | 14 | |
24 | 24 | 24 | 12 (Read) |
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33.3 MB/s | 33.3 MB/s | 33.3 MB/s | 33.3 MB/s |
CD/DVD Drive
4x DVD | 6x DVD | 24x |
128 x 129 x 12.7 mm | 128 x 129 x 12.7mm | 128 x 129 x 12.7 mm |
0.27 kg | 0.28 kg | <0.27 kg |
2300 rpm | 3450 rpm | 4225 rpm |
5400 KB/s | 8100 KB/s | 3600 KB/s |
140 ms | 140 ms | 120 ms |
3.8 s | <15 s | 2.7 s |
128 KB | 512 KB | 128 KB |
Battery Pack
Dimensions
Height
Length
Width
Weight
Battery Pack Operating Time
Energy
Nominal Open Circuit Voltage
Capacity
Power
Environmental Requirements
Operating Temperature
Charging Temperature
Battery Pack

Lithium Ion (Li ion) *
0.8in (20.3 mm)
5.7in (145 mm)
3.1in (78.7 mm)
0.90 lb (408.2 g)
2 hr 30 min*
14.4V
3200 mAH
46.1WH
32° F
*The battery operating time changes depending on your power management settings, system components, options, and applications you use.
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